CDC signs off on seniors’ receipt of 2nd omicron-adapted COVID booster … Cranberry juice cuts repeat UTIs in women by 25%, but no data on use in the elderly … Biden picks cancer surgeon to run NIH...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, June 22
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 22, 2022
CMS proposes payment decrease of $810M for home health in 2023 … Widespread immunity keeping death rate low as COVID surges, expert say … New IBS treatment guidelines released for complications of...
SNF must bargain with union that lost organizing election
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Nov 23, 2015
A New York skilled nursing facility must recognize and bargain with a chapter of the Service Employees International Union after being cited for unfair tactics, a judge ruled last week.
Nursing home must litigate wrongful death claim, despite arbitration pact
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Marty Stempniak
May 06, 2019
A South Carolina nursing facility is being forced to litigate a wrongful death dispute with a former resident’s family, even though they signed an arbitration agreement.
BPHI purchases community
Aug 14, 2018
Brazos Presbyterian Homes Inc. has purchased membership interest in Longhorn Village, a life plan community in Texas, Ziegler announced.
Nurse aide admits to stealing, pawning resident’s wedding ring
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Jan 11, 2016
A former aide at a Minnesota nursing home has admitted to stealing the wedding ring off of a resident’s finger and pawning it over her lunch break.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, April 17
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 17, 2024
Leqembi slow to catch on, but spending may surge … Older adults in NYC missed out on COVID-19 vaccines early on due to misallocation of resources … Intergenerational program explores attitudes on...
Hill-Rom to buy Welch Allyn for $2.05B
Jun 24, 2015
Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. said it will acquire New York-based manufactorer Welch Allyn for $2.05 billion in cash and stock.
Lutheran Crossings chooses American DG Energy
Dec 22, 2014
American DG Energy Inc. announced an agreement to provide an On-Site Utility solution to Lutheran Crossings Enhanced Living in Moorestown, NJ.
Kindred subsidiary moved non-terminal patients to hospice care, lawsuit claims
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Jul 13, 2017
Kindred Healthcare Inc. affiliate Gentiva allegedly billed Medicare for hospice services unnecessarily, according to a whistleblower lawsuit unsealed on Monday.